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Detroit, Chicago, Charlotte, Austin finalists for '14 Summer X Games

April 29, 2013

Rallycross racing could be coming to Detroit as part of the 2014 X Games. Photo by Ford Racing

And then there were four. Detroit; Austin, Texas; Charlotte, N.C.; and Chicago have been named finalists for a three-year run of Summer X Games competitions, which includes Rallycross racing, beginning in 2014.

The four cities were chosen by ESPN -- content provider and founder of the X Games -- from a group of nine bidders. A current deal to hold the Summer X Games in Los Angeles expires following the 2013 event.

“The X Games have grown significantly and [have] been enjoyed by millions of fans over the past 10 years in Los Angeles,” said Scott Guglielmino, senior vice president, programming and X Games. “Our partners, AEG and the city of Los Angeles, have been instrumental in our success. As we embark on a year of significant global expansion and transformation for X Games in 2013, we are excited about the potential each of these cities bring and look forward to identifying our next host city for the X Games.”

ESPN will announce the new host city later this summer. Proposals from qualified cities in North America to host the winter version of the X Games are due in June.

In May of 2012, ESPN announced it would be expanding the X Games to Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil; Munich, Germany; and Barcelona, Spain. Those cities joined X Games hosts Los Angeles and Aspen to form a six-event schedule in 2013.